Hong Kong’s flagship airline warned Friday that strict new quarantine measures in the city could lead to “dramatic disruptions” to local supply chains, as the company is forced to curb some passenger and cargo flights.Hong Kong’s flagship airline warned Friday that strict new quarantine measures in the city could lead to “dramatic disruptions” to local […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
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Just a day after the US reported its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, the country shattered that record again Thursday, with an average of 355,990 new infections reported every day in the past week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.Just a day after the US reported its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, […]
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Chinese tech stocks are climbing on the last day of the year. But 2021 has been a bloodbath
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Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it’s far from enough to make up for what has been a historically tumultuous time for the sector.Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it’s far […]
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It’s been another turbulent year for aviation.It’s been another turbulent year for aviation.
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Hong Kong has confirmed its first Omicron cluster, bringing an end to its long streak of zero locally transmitted cases and prompting fears of a wider outbreak as the city prepares to ring in the new year.Hong Kong has confirmed its first Omicron cluster, bringing an end to its long streak of zero locally transmitted […]
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2021 wasn’t supposed to end like this.2021 wasn’t supposed to end like this.
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Every family has its breakdowns, but the outside world doesn’t usually hear about them. The royal family doesn’t like to air its dirty laundry in public either, traditionally preferring to adopt Queen’s mantra of “never complain, never explain.” So, when there’s a wobble in that stiff upper lip, people lap up every detail.Every family has […]
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Pet owners in South Korea have been warned to stay on their guard after more than 100 fires were started by cats over the past three years, according to fire officials in the capital Seoul.Pet owners in South Korea have been warned to stay on their guard after more than 100 fires were started by […]
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Colorado governor reduces sentence of truck driver who was given 110 years in fatal crash
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for an interstate wreck that killed four people, he announced Thursday, calling the sentence “highly atypical and unjust.”Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years […]